Method of constructing building-frames



A. G. AURAND. METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING BUILDING FRAMES.

APPLICATION fl LED FEB. 9. 1920- Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

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A. G. AURAND. METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING BUILDING FRAMES.

Patented Oct 18, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR G. AURAND, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

Application filed February 9, 1920. Serial No. 357,854.

T 0 all whom it. my concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR G. AURAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, and State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Method of Constructing Building-Frames, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to the art of building with plastic material, and in particular has reference to a method of constructing in place frames for dwellings and other buildings from cementitious material, with the chief object in view of producing substantial and fireproof structures in an economical, expeditious and efficient manner.

The invention relates more specifically to the making in place of the component parts usual to the frame of a building, particularly the studding, but incidentally also involving the construction of such elements as rafters, headers, joists and the like, in such manner that they may be solidly and permanently combined in an integral structure, and the invention further relates to a means for carrying out this method, which may comprise a simple and substantial arrangement of forms so interrelated, combined and coordinated that the deposition of the cementitious material may proceed uninterruptedly without rearrangement or disturbance of them until complete units of a frame structure are cast in place.

, In its broad aspect, the invention consists in casting in place the various parts appurtenant to a frame structure, and in particular my invention consists in casting frame parts, members or building units by setting up a series of forms temporarily connected, associated or interlocked, for making studs, beams, joists, rafters and the like, and then applying concrete or other plastic material, preferably under pressure thereto as by a cement gun until the various parts are formed from the material thus applied.

Distinction is here made between this system of construction and what is ordinarily known as reinforced concrete frame buildings, which are composed of supporting columns, beams and the like, but does not involve the formation or casting in place of studding. The object essentially aimed at by this invention is to provide a method by which eventually a wall may be efficiently constructed, and it is carried out by pro viding a cement fundament for walls of buildings by the erection or casting in place of the supporting structure necessary for such walls. It also involves the casting in place of roofs, and floors, and by casting in place, is meant the erection, construction or formation of the studding or other building elements in the particular place where the building is to stand permanently.

The method herein described may be carried out by and according to the means illustrated in preferred form in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a perspective fragmentary view of the inside corner of a building cast according to my method.

Fig. 2 is a perspective fragmentary view showing a plurality of channel forms suitably supported in spaced relation to each other.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5, respectively, are end views of various channel forms that may be usec.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective View showing the arrangement of the channel forms for forming a stud and joist, and

Fig. 7, is a perspective fragmentary View showing the arrangement of the channel forms for forming a stud and beam.

Channeled forms 1, to make the studs of a frame, are disposed vertically as shown, and are preferably provided with slots 2, for receiving and holding in place reinforces 3, which become embedded in the concrete during the process of application. These reinforces 3 are left extended beyond the sides of the forms to enable other reinforces for covering wall slabs to be joined thereto. Horizontally disposed channeled forms 4 are provided for casting plates, headers, joists and other components of a frame structure. These forms 4 are suitably supported, as by being provided with lips 5, for engagement with spaced supporting members 6, and are themselves spaced from each other for a distance equal approximately to the area of the ends of the vertical forms 1, with which the horizontal channeled forms communicate. The vertical forms 1 are set immediately under the horizontal forms so that free communication between the channels of the forms is established, and, when filled with concrete, will produce an integral combination of studs and headers, or plates, or joists. Vertical reinforces 7 may also be provided in the vertical channel forms and these extend preferably through the space between the horizontal forms in order to provide a reinforcement at the most advantageous point.

To produce a stud with an intermediate integral joist for flooring, the arrangement of the channel forms shown in Fig. 6, is adopted. In this instance, one side wall 8, of the vertical channel form 1, is cut out to a size equal in area to the open end of the channel form 9, disposed on its side, the end of such form fitting in the cut out portion and being supported in any convenient manner.

For producing a combination of header or plate and stud, the form arrangement of Fig. 7 is used. Therein the horizontally and sidewise disposed channel form 10, is provided on the under side with a cut out portion 11, near the end thereof, such cut out portion adapted to register with the open end 12, of a vertical channel form 1, whereby 011 filling with concrete the headers or plates andthe studding constitute a monolith.

What I claim, is

1. The method of casting the vertical individual elements of a building frame, consisting in setting up forms in place and then applying cement under pressure on one side of said forms to produce concrete studding constituting the basic support for the units of a building frame.

2. .The method of casting concrete frames h.ving vertically disposed elements which consist in setting up channeled forms provided with open faces lying in vertical planes and intercommunicating at points of jointure with other forms, and then injecting concrete under pressure into the form thus set through the open faces thereof.

3. The method of casting therindividual vertical elements of a building frame consisting in setting up forms having open faces in place and then applying cement under pressure to such forms to produce concrete studding constituting the main support for the other elements of the building frame.

In testimony whereof I have set my hand.

ARTHUR AURAND. 

